(Closed) Moissanite Faceting Looks Like a CZ?

hi guys. i’ve been wanting to get an upgrade for my engagement ring for months but somehow i still have NOT made up my mind. i’m down to only 3 choices now and one of them is moissanite.

i’ve seen a moissanite in person and while some look like diamonds and are in fact very white, i’ve also seen a not so nice moissanite that actually looks like a CZ!

am i the only one here who thinks that the FACETING of the moissanite stones look like a CZ at times? or is this normal w/ moissanites? any moissanite owners who have input on this would be grately appreciated!!!!

anyone else who feels the same way? i feel as though the faceting is too open and wide, if that’s even the proper term! 🙂

Well, I have a moissy and also have a stand in CZ ring and a diamond RHR… And I think that the moissy is cut differently from both… I think the CZ cut is actually more similar to a diamond, but it is way too white and looks kind shallow. However, moissy is not all cut the same… I have heard that there is actually a surprisingly big range in the moissanite cut by C&C so that may explain why you have seen some that look more like a diamond cut pattern.

i really want to take the plunge with moissanite but like everyone else i have some reservations, so it’s very helpful to do some research and while everything else about moissanite seems perfect, i find the faceting, a bit OFF? or perhaps it depends on the particular moissanite as i’ve read each stone differs!!

do you guys find the faceting / cut of a moissanite more as that of a CZ or more of a diamond? i was a bit bothered by the “lines” i saw on the stone. i believe those lines are actually the way they are faceted? i think…

@mrsztobee: Diamond and CZ should be cut the same. CZ has similar optical properties to Diamond so the same cut is best for both. Moissanite is a silicone Based gem not carbon based so different angles are best for it, therby a different cut.

Just like in school where the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection for total internal reflection you don’t want light leakage from a gemstone.

okay. i guess i was just a bit surprised at how “different” it looked and how prominent the “lines” are on the stone. well at least on the stone i saw! but the other moissanites i saw in that same store is actually softer.